Posted by The Treasurer, on July 4th, 2011
Independence Day, 2011
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Posted by petrus, on July 4th, 2011
This prayer, mildly adapted*, is from A Book of Offices: Services for Occasions Not Provided For in The Book of Common Prayer, published in 1917. We use it regularly at the 11:15 AM Office of Morning Prayer.
O most powerful and glorious Lord God, the Lord of hosts, that rulest and commandest all things: Vouchsafe, . . . → Read More: A Collect for the Armed Forces
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Posted by petrus, on July 4th, 2011
O Eternal God, through whose mighty power our fathers won their liberties of old: Grant, we beseech thee, that we and all the people of this land may have grace to maintain these liberties in righteousness and peace; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
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Posted by Fr Guy Hawtin, on July 4th, 2011
From this week’s Newsletter.
Every age has a pet theory—or even pet theories—about education. In the mid–18th century, for example, the great sage Dr. Samuel Johnson formulated a theory of education that survived for the best part of two centuries.
According to Dr. Johnson, boys absorbed knowledge at precisely the same rate at which . . . → Read More: A case of exploding inkwells
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